Hi, I live in chennai,India, would like to spend life on meditation for several months to a year. I searching such a place in india, i prefer south india to meditate with cheap cost or donation based. Can you suggest me places where it is possible (monasteries if possible) ? and Whom to contact in any monastery regarding this ?

Isn't it possible to dwell in the forests and caves up in the mountains, drinking water from the rivers and occasionally venturing to local villages to beg for food ?

In India; one cannot do this anymore ?

Of course, you might not to live like this... but is it even possible in the modern-age ?

Regards.

March 2015. My core beliefs do not accord with Buddhism. I do not believe in mind. I believe in Atman (manifest spirit), and in Brahman (transcendental spirit) and that the Atman-spirit is (usually) cyclically reincarnated.

GarudhaIn my opinion it is next to impossible to do this anymore. There were some hippies who did it, but these days India is twice as crowded and less accommodating. Then again, India is a big place, and one should beware of making blanket statements.